Tag: men’s basketball
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The buzz: Phoenix big man Brown receives local, national media attention
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As the Phoenix men’s basketball team kicks off its season with tonight’s exhibition game versus St. Norbert, buzz continues to build around Alec Brown, the 7’1” junior who is capturing local and national media attention. Brown, who was All-Horizon League last year and is preseason all-league for this season, could be an NBA prospect, the…
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A Halloween win for the Phoenix
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The UW-Green Bay men’s basketball team broke open a close game in the second half to defeat cross-town D-3 opponent, St. Norbert College, by an 83-63 margin Wednesday night at the Kress Events Center. For a box score and more from the exhibition opener, visit the Athletics website.
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Green Bay vs. SNC, at Kress, on Halloween
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In conjunction with the Green Bay men’s basketball team’s exhibition game at the Kress Center against St. Norbert on Halloween Night, the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will be hosting a student costume contest for all UW-Green Bay students. At halftime of the game, SAAC will select the top costumes from the night and present winners at…
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In the media: High expectations for Phoenix b-ball
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There are great expectations for the UW-Green Bay Phoenix basketball teams this season, as the Horizon League preseason poll released Monday puts the Phoenix women in first — and decidedly so. The UW-Green Bay women’s team received 25 of 27 first-place votes, which are tallied from league coaches, sports information directors and media members, the…
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At last, UW-Green Bay men get homegame vs Marquette
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The Green Bay men’s basketball team will welcome in-state foe Marquette to the Resch Center on Dec. 19, highlighting the challenging non-conference schedule announced this week. It’s the first MU-UWGB game scheduled to be played in Green Bay. The Phoenix will play a half-dozen games against non-conference opponents that won at least 19 games last…
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Men’s basketball will have long road stretch during conference play
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The UW-Green Bay men’s basketball team will have a tough road schedule this season, with a long stretch away from home in the middle of conference play, the Green Bay Press-Gazette reported Thursday (Aug. 23). The Phoenix men’s team hasn’t yet announced its full schedule, but the Horizon League’s conference lineup was released Thursday. Former…
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Perine and Fletcher reunite in Holland
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Former Phoenix basketball player Bryquis Perine has signed a contract with the Stepco BSW team of the Dutch pro league. There he’ll team up with his UW-Green Bay running mate and fellow 2011 Human Development grad, Rahmon Fletcher. Perine played with a team in Hungary last season and averaged 13.7 points per game. (We got…
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Wardle sets basketball camps
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Green Bay head men’s basketball coach Brian Wardle will be running a full schedule of basketball camps this summer. His Summer Shootout (Team Camp) takes place all day June 17 for Grades 9-12. The Elite Camp on June 18 is for high school age players. Individual Instruction Camps take place the week of June 19,…
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Coach Wardle on ‘CW 14 Focus’
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Green Bay Men’s Basketball Coach Brian Wardle was Robert Hornacek’s guest last weekend on the CW 14 Focus interview program. It’s an interesting conversation in which Wardle assesses where the program is and where it’s going. He also talks about some of his family struggles (one of his daughters had to overcome serious health difficulties) and…
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Congratulations, Alec Brown
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Green Bay men’s basketball player Alec Brown has been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District-12 Second Team, the NACB office announced on Tuesday. The 7-1 center averaged 13.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and a school-record 3.0 blocks per game. District 12 consists of north-central conferences including the Horizon and Summit leagues. For…